I have been a county magistrate for ten years. My subordinates insist on giving me a yellow robe.

"What?" The Black Guard looked at the idiot with a questioning look on his face.

Everyone is dead, do you have to go back and kill them again?

"Well, nonsense, now stab him in the right side of the chest." The idiot said righteously.

The Black Guard hesitated for a long time, but finally nodded.

Anyway, these people are here to protect Duanmu Yuanchen, so just give them some face. It's just a matter of stabbing them in the back.

"Okay, keep an eye on it."

As the Black Guard said this, he returned to where the beggar fell and slashed at him with a knife.

"That should be enough now, right? Get out of the way."

"No, no! Another cut to the throat, and another cut to the soles of the feet, and the palms. It's better to chop off the head, otherwise it's still not safe!" The second fool muttered and was about to snatch the long sword from the black guard's hand and do it himself.

"I will do it myself!"

After the Black Guard finished speaking, he chopped off the head with a knife, and without even looking at the idiot, he turned around and left.

"Who the hell taught you this? He already stabbed me in the chest, and you still want to finish me off."

"Is it necessary to be so cautious?" The Black Guard disappeared into the street cursing, and the second fool also looked around and left directly.

After a while, a figure jumped down from the roof again. After looking around, he deliberately said loudly: "It seems that it is really gone. There is no chance for me to take action."

"My Lord is really cautious. He has arranged three insurances. Everything should be fine now."

The bearded man said this and turned to walk towards the inn.

Half an hour later, the bandit leaders, Cross-Eyes and Pigtail, jumped down from the roof opposite with their mouths grinning.

"Let's go, let's go. I guess there are only two of them. Let's go back to sleep."

Inside the inn, after everyone had returned, Jiang Yuan nodded slightly.

"Alright, it seems there's a high probability that no fish have slipped through the net. However, we can't rest here for long. We'll be on the road in two hours!"

After saying this, Jiang Yuan turned around and began to rest.

Chen Liu held his chin with one hand and looked at Jiang Yuan. Where did this guy learn this from?

Before entering the city, he said he would rest here for a night, but as soon as he entered the inn, he said he would set off directly after waiting for two or three hours.

It's okay to fool others, but why do you fool your own people?

"Everyone, go home and get some rest." Jiang Yuan said calmly.

Chen Liu then took Duanmu Yuanchen away. Not long after they left, Jiang Yuanteng sat up.

"You idiot, why were you making those faces when you came in?"

The second fool looked at Jiang Yuan with sidelong eyes, and Qin Tianzhu on the side slapped him in the face.

"When the master asks you a question, answer it immediately. If you dare to hesitate again, I will destroy you!"

The second fool shrank his neck, glared at Qin Tianzhu with grievance, turned around and told the story again.

"Black armor? And a half-face mask? Are you seeing things?" Jiang Yuan looked at the fool suspiciously.

The armor of the Da Duan army is naturally black, but they don’t wear masks. What kind of army is this?

What puzzled Jiang Yuan the most was who exactly did this thing obey?

Logically speaking, since he helped them kill people, he must be one of their own, possibly someone sent by Wang Mu (Duanmu Xiongtu).

However, there is no reason for the other party to hide, and since they have sent people, hundreds of them, is there any need to worry about something happening to his son?

All these unreasonable things made Jiang Yuan feel more and more difficult.

"No more waiting, let's set off to Dongying City overnight!" Jiang Yuan waved his hand and urged everyone to pack up their things quickly.

After a moment, Chen Liu's face was filled with helplessness: "No, your plan has changed too quickly, hasn't it?"

"You've already come up with three plans in just a short while. Are you going to come up with another one halfway through?"

"Stop talking nonsense. If you want your young master to arrive in the imperial capital safely, just do as I say." Jiang Yuan frowned.

The whole thing is starting to get complicated. Now it is a multi-party game situation. It is a time to compete in speed. Whoever is slow will die.

By the time they had packed up, the city gate had already been closed, but this did not pose a problem for them. Apart from Duanmu Yuanchen, even Jiang Yuan could have made it over.

They bypassed the patrolling soldiers and climbed over the city wall in one go. The moment they landed, Jiang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Are there any fewer people?"

"No, they are all here!" Chen Liu spoke quickly after counting the number of people.

"Okay, follow the formation I told you to set off."

As soon as Jiang Yuan finished speaking, Qin Tianzhu and Ershazi swaggered in front, a few hundred meters away from the crowd, taking on the responsibility of clearing the way.

Wang Gang of Jiangyuan Chenliu and Duanmu Yuanchen walked in the middle.

The two wings were taken care of by Pigtail and Cross-Eye respectively, while the man behind was handed over to Beard.

"Boy, have you learned military tactics?" Chen Liu looked at Jiang Yuan with suspicion.

Although this formation is not very complicated, it is very practical and can be used in almost any emergency situation. Most people cannot think of it.

Jiang Yuan curled his lips slightly and said, "I know a little about the art of war."

Any Chinese person in the 21st century can easily come up with a few formations for you.

It can only be said that in this era, military books are not something that ordinary people can access, which is why Chen Liu was shocked.

"Just treat it as if I've seen it. Let's hurry up and get going. If we can get out of Dongying City before dawn, then there's no need for us to take a detour. We can just head straight to the imperial capital."

As time passed, Jiang Yuan and his party finally arrived at Dongying City at four o'clock in the morning. Jiang Yuan had no intention of entering the city. He bypassed Dongying City and rushed to the imperial capital.

"Old Jiang! Are you going to rush directly to the imperial capital?" Chen Liu looked at Jiang Yuan fearfully.

If there are assassins on the way, they will be well-rested and waiting for them to tire themselves out, while they will have to rush hundreds of miles in one night. It will be obvious who has the advantage.

It would be fine if it were any other time, but the key point is that now we are considering Duanmu Yuanchen's life, and we really can't afford any risk.

"What else? This is a great opportunity. The assassin from Tianyang City has been killed by us. They may have lost track of us now. What else do you want to do if you don't take advantage of this opportunity to rush to the imperial capital?" Jiang Yuan said confidently.

Before Chen Liu could say anything, he saw Qin Tianzhu and Ershazi, who had gone to explore the way ahead, quickly rushing back.

"Sir, we spotted several figures ahead. They should have seen us, but they chose not to attack us."

"What? You can't even get rid of this?" Jiang Yuan was a little unbelievable.

This is not modern times. All the assassins in Tianyang City are gone. How could the information have been leaked?

Chen Liu slapped his thigh and said, "Look, I told you, this is dangerous. Let's hurry into the city. No matter what they do, they won't dare to kill people openly."

"No!" Jiang Yuan suddenly stopped everyone and looked forward with narrowed eyes.

"Even if we want to enter the city, there's no way we can shake them off. I didn't expect them to pass on information so quickly. It seems we can only implement our final plan."

Chen Liu trembled all over. Others didn't know, but he knew how unscrupulous Jiang Yuan's so-called final trump card was.